update meaning
UK /ˈʌpdeɪt/ US /əpˈdeɪt/ 2 syllables
update (verb): modernize or bring up to date.
update has 5 meanings in this dictionary, as verb and noun.
update as a verb
- modernize or bring up to date
- We updated the kitchen in the old house
Type of: modify
Related forms: updating
- bring up to date; supply with recent information
Type of: inform
Related forms: updating
- bring to the latest state of technology or supply with the latest data
- tonight, I will update my operating system
- we updated the database with the most recent figures
Type of: modify
Related forms: updating
update as a noun
- information or data that updates
- do you have the latest software update?
- I just heard the update on the unemployment figures
Type of: information
- the act of bringing someone or something up to date
- the server update ran overnight
- the local news station broadcast a special weather update
Type of: activity
How to pronounce update
update is pronounced /ˈʌpdeɪt/ in British English and /əpˈdeɪt/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the second syllable.
Words that rhyme with update
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